Clang!
As everyone was waiting for Qutaybah's reply, they suddenly heard the clear cry of a sword. Before they could react, a golden beam of Sword Qi soared into the sky. Rumble! There was an earth-shattering boom, and in the next moment, the shocking golden sword Qi immediately fell from the sky. It landed heavily on the ground as if a mountain of gold and jade had been toppled over.
Crack! The earth split open as a long fissure appeared in front of Qutaybah, extending across the battlefield all the way to the steel walls of the Tang Dynasty. The earth swayed and dust churned as the entire world seemed to tremble beneath Qutaybah's feet.
"Qutaybah!"
"Qutaybah!"
"Qutaybah!"
… …
In a flash, the entire battlefield was filled with cheers for Qutaybah. At this moment, Qutaybah had become the strongest existence in everyone's minds.
After witnessing Qutaybah's terrifying strength that could make gods and ghosts weep, his reputation in the army had reached its peak.
A horn blared, and with Qutaybah's blow, the sea of Arab cavalry formed into orderly ranks and began to rumble toward the Tang ranks. Translated by: Hypersheep325 Edited by: Michyrr
… …
"Marquis, the Arabs have begun to attack!"
Xue Qianjun suddenly said, his expression grave as he stared at the black flood of Arab cavalry.
Clangclangclang!
The clattering of metal resounded through the air as countless war halos erupted from beneath the feet of the Arabs, quickly forming a dense forest of halos. When hundreds of thousands of Arab soldiers charged together, their momentum could topple mountains and overturn seas.
"Su Hanshan, are you ready?"
Wang Chong only glanced at Su Hanshan for a moment before retracting his gaze.
"Mm."
Su Hanshan waved his hand and gestured behind him. Suddenly, there was a creaking sound as the five thousand ballistae lined up, bolts quickly loaded and aimed at the enemy. The sharp tips of the bolts gleamed with a cold light under the gloomy sky.
Wang Chong glanced at the twenty-thousand-some ballista soldiers and gave a satisfied nod. Although these twenty-thousand-some ballista soldiers had originally been formed from bandits and brigands of the Silk Road, Su Hanshan's training had given them a tenacious and iron-blooded aura.
Su Hanshan had used his unique charm to wash away the mark of bandits and brigands on their bodies. Even Wang Chong couldn't help but admire him for this.
In the future, he will definitely achieve the goal he couldn't in his last life and become a true Imperial Great General of the Tang Dynasty.
Wang Chong glanced at Su Hanshan and said to himself. Su Hanshan's fighting style was extremely sharp and incisive, and he possessed a formidable ability to pierce through defenses. Few Imperial Great Generals of the Tang Dynasty could compare to him in this aspect. Only Su Hanshan could train unorthodox characters like bandits and brigands into first-class soldiers.
"General Zhao!"
"General Wang!"
"General Long!"
… …
Without turning his head, Wang Chong called out the names of several more people.
"Milord, the Xuanwu Army is on standby!"
Behind him, the quasi Grand Marshal of the Great Tang capital, Zhao Fengchen, reached behind his back and drew the seven chi long 'Earth's Scar'. Under the dim light, a faint trace of blood could be seen on the blade of the Earth's Scar, a ghastly sight to behold.
Behind him, the eight thousand heavily-armored Xuanwu Army soldiers began to grow restless. Not only was there no fear in their eyes as they stared at the vast and imposing Arab army, their fighting spirit soaring to the heavens.
'Soldiers are nurtured for a thousand days to be used in a single moment.' Zhao Fengchen had used a special method to train them, and the Xuanwu Army was gradually beginning to sense the formidable strength in their bodies.
The Imperial Army of the capital could no longer compare to them.
The Xuanwu Army was now confident that it could defeat any foe.
"Milord, Wang Sili is on standby!"
Not long after Zhao Fengchen spoke, a group of soldiers and the eight thousand soldiers of the Xuanwu Army were clearly separated. At the very front of this group was a middle-aged quasi-Commander-in-chief with deep and wise eyes. Seven stars were shining brightly on the left side of his chest plate.
Starving Wolf War General Wang Sili!
This fierce general under Big Dipper Great General Geshu Han's command was standing straight, his eyes brimming with fighting spirit as he stared at the Arabs.
No matter what sort of grudges Wang Chong had with Geshu Han in the past, at this moment, in this distant Talas, none of that mattered.
All of them had only one identity: the Tang people!
All of them had only one goal that they needed to defend: the Tang Dynasty! There was only one goal that they needed to defeat: Arabia!
"Dragon Stallion Army's Long Jian is on standby!"
"Roaring Tiger Army's Du Wuwei is on standby!"
… …
Following one voice after another, behind the first line of defense, armors rumbled. Troops after troops looked at the other side of the battlefield, their spirits trembling, their eyes bursting with a strong will to fight. The Divine Prison Army, the Ultimate Martial Army, the Dragon Stallion Army … these were the top-class fighting forces of the Tang Dynasty, their bodies exploding with astonishing energy.
And behind them was the muscular figure of Cui Piaoqi, his head held high. Behind him were more than ten thousand Wushang cavalry, each emanating a formidable aura. And behind them were the several thousand soldiers of the Anxi Protectorate army's Iron Wall Army.
And behind the Iron Wall Army were the nearly ten thousand soldiers of the Mo Saber Unit, their sabers raised high as they formed a human wall at the very back of the defense line.
The battle had not yet begun, but the Tang Dynasty was already exuding a somber and somber aura that was not one bit inferior to that of the Arabs.
Whoosh!
The gales howled, the warhorses neighed, and the heavens shook as hundreds of thousands of Arab cavalry charged toward the battlefield like an avalanche. Translated by: Hypersheep325 Edited by: Michyrr
Wang Chong, Gao Xianzhi, Wang Yan, Cheng Qianli, the Evil Emperor, the Chief Of Wushang … all the top-class generals of the Tang Dynasty had gathered behind the first defense line, solemnly gazing at the enemy. Clothes flapping in the wind and the atmosphere tense, the one hundred and ten thousand soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were silent, a stark contrast to the Arab cavalry.
Eighty thousand zhang!
Fifty thousand zhang!
Thirty thousand zhang!
… …
Rumble! The earth trembled as the vast sea of Arab cavalry once more displayed their astonishing fighting power, crossing tens of thousands of zhang in the blink of an eye. In the blink of an eye, the Arabs were less than one hundred zhang from the Tang Dynasty's defense line.
"Kiiiill!" "Kiiiill!"
A few moments later, the tens of thousands of Arab cavalry crashed into the first defense line of the Tang Dynasty. Boom! There was a massive explosion like that of a comet crashing into the Earth, so loud that it almost tore apart one's eardrums.
"Neigh!"
War horses neighed and people stood on their hind legs. Countless soldiers were instantly thrown high into the air by the strong impact and were thrown more than a hundred feet high.
"Release!"
At almost the same time, Su Hanshan waved his hand, and the five thousand ballistae fired at the same time. Bangbangbang! Tens of thousands of Arab cavalry were felled by the fall of wooden stakes.
In a single volley and screams, Su Hanshan's five thousand ballistae had taken away more than twenty thousand Arab cavalry. Warhorse collided with warhorse and corpse piled up in front of the first defense line. In the blink of an eye, the ground was littered with Arab corpses.
A large clearing immediately appeared around these corpses.
Even the valiant Arabs couldn't help but shudder at this sight. Beneath the black war banners, Dalun Ruozan, Duwusili, and the others couldn't help but widen their eyes. Even now, the ballistae of the Tang Dynasty were the most feared killing machines in the Central Plains.
Even the Arabs, famed for their cavalry, were as fragile as paper in the face of the ballistae.
"Release!"
Su Hanshan's expression was cold and aloof, not even glancing at the corpses on the ground. His body was as straight as a spear, his eyes fixed on the vast sea of Arab soldiers.
Su Hanshan had not fired this volley ahead of time. Instead, he had chosen the moment when the Arabs were charging over, when their formation was the most concentrated and when the ballistae could fire their first volley with the greatest power.
Boomboomboom!
The air whistled as five thousand ballista bolts shot through the air like dragons emerging from the sea, leaving long trails in their wake as they struck the Arab cavalry. Bangbangbang! The dense ranks of the ballista bolts once more fell to the ground. Although this volley hadn't killed as many people as the last, it had still claimed more than fifteen thousand Arab cavalry.
Two volleys had already claimed more than thirty-five thousand Arab cavalry!
If not for the fact that the soldiers Qutaybah and Osman had brought with them were of the finest quality, wearing thick and sturdy armor, the Arabs would have suffered even more casualties!
"Release!"
At the same time, Chen Bin ordered the one thousand Tang Dynasty ballistae to fire, unleashing countless bolts. Bangbangbang! More and more Arabs fell to the first defense line.
In the distance, Aybak, Osman, and the other Arab commanders widened their eyes, but none of them said a word, showing any intention of retreating.
"Kill!"
In a few short moments, more than ten thousand soldiers had fallen to the Tang Dynasty defense line, but these losses had no effect on the Arabs.
"Send out our soldiers as well!"
Standing next to Aybak and Osman, Dalun Ruozan's eyes flashed as he gave the order to charge.
Where there was war, there would be casualties. The Great Tang was not an easy foe to deal with, and casualties were normal in this war. At this point of the battle, it would not end until one side completely fell.
"Kill!"
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